Question

The Rourkela Steel Plant is the first integrated steel plant in public sector with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes. Parvati, its first blast furnace was lighted by Dr Rajendra Prasad, India’s First President, on 3rd February 1959. It was built in ______ with cooperation from ______.

पर्याय

• Bhirmitrapur; Britain

• Baradwar; France

• Keonjhar; Russia

• Sundargarh; Germany

Answer 1

The Rourkela Steel Plant is the first integrated steel plant in public sector with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes. Parvati, its first blast furnace was lighted by Dr Rajendra Prasad, India’s First President, on 3rd February 1959. It was built in Sundargarh with cooperation from Germany.

Explanation:

The Rourkela Steel Plant is located in Sundargarh district (Rourkela) and was built with technical cooperation from German firms (Krupp and Demag); its first blast furnace ‘Parvati’ was lit on 3 February 1959.